Fringed rug



c. F. ARNOLD Dec. 2l, 1937.

FR INGED RUG 2 Sheets-Sheet l Fil-ed April 23, 1936 nventor C. F. ARNOLD Dec. 2l, 1937.

FRINGED RUG Filed April 23, 1936 2' sheets-sheet 2 Snventor Patented Dec. 21, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FRINGED RUG Clarence F. Arnold, Drexel Hill, Pa.

Application April 2.3, 1936, Serial No. 75,918

2 Claims.

This invention has to do with the art of rug manufacture, and is concerned primarily with the attachment of a fringe around the peripheral edge of a rug.

The -practice of availing of a. base cord asa mounting for a pluralityfof strands which, together, define a fringe, and attaching this base cord to the edge of a rug, is now known, but rugs made in accordance with the present day practice in this artI present certain disadvantageous features which are intended to be overcome by the present invention.

These undesirable conditions may be attributed directly to the fact that the base cord which carries the fringe is attached to the rug proper by an overlapped joint which does not permit of the rug to lie smooth on the iioor, and at the same time present a smooth, even surface.

With the foregoing conditions in mind, this in- 20 vention has in view, as one of its important objectives, the provision of a rug, to the peripheral edge of which is attached a base cord carrying a fringe, and which base cord is in abutting relation to the edge of the main body portion of the rug.

In carrying out this idea in a practical embodiment, it is noted that the invention is particularly adaptable for use in conjunction with rugs of the so-called braided type,'in which a 30 braid is wrapped about itself to define a spiral,

the edges of adjacent coils being joined together by inters'titching.

In accordance with this invention, the base cord carrying the fringe-is of substantially the same diametrical dimension as one of the braids making up the body portion of the rug, and this cord is attached to the braid defining the outer peripheral edge by the same stitching which joins the several braids of the rug body together.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a novel method of assembling a rug fringe with the main body portion of 'Cil a rug, and which method is characterized by the placing of the base cord carrying the fringe in abutting relationship with the peripheral edge ofy the rug, and fastening the said cord thereto.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a novel method of manufacturing a rug fringe. 'Ihis irvention proposes joining the strands which define the fringe proper to the base cord which carries the same, by the use of knitting operations, as carried out in the ordinary well-,known fiat knitting machine.

In carrying out this thought in actual practice,

a pair of base cords are fed to a conventional fiat knitting machine as is the strand which makes up the fringe. One set of needles on the knitting machine takes the fringe strandv as it is formed into loops with each bend thereof adjacent to and engaging one of the base cords, while the other set of knitting needles stitches the fringe strand to the respective base cords at the loops of the fringe strand.

The final step in the process of fringe manufacture lies in cutting the various loops of the fringe strand along a line intermediate the two base cords to provide two individual pieces of rug fringe.

Various other more detailed objects and advantages will in part become apparent and -in part be hereinafter stated as the description of the invention proceeds.

The invention, therefore, comprises the combination of a rug and fringe in which the fringe is joined to the rug by a butt joint between the base cord of the fringe and rug. 'Ihe method of assembling the fringe with the rug also constitutes a part of the invention, as well as the method of manufacturing the fringe itself.

For a full and more complete understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following description and accompanying draw'- ings, wherein: y l Figure 1 is a side view in elevation of a piece of rug fringe made in accordance with the precepts of this invention,

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, showing the opposite face of the fringe,

Figure 3 is a transverse section taken through the fringe about on a plane represented by the line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a plan view showing a piece of the fringe as it is attached to a rug,

Figure 5 is a plan view, somewhat diagramma:- tically bringing out the process of manufacturing the fringe, and j Figure 6 is an enlarged detail section taken about on the plane represented by the line 6-6 of Figure 4.

Referring now to the drawings, wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts, and particularly Figure 4, a rug is there illustrated and referred to generally by the referz portion of the rug R is dened by the outermost turn of the braid I0, which is herein designated I 2, and the rug fringe, referred to as F, is attached to this turn I2 in a manner to be hereinafter described.

Referring now more particularly to Figures l, 2, and 3, the fringe F is shown as comprising a base cord I3 which, preferably, is of the twisted construction Well-known inthe textile art, and to which base cord I3 are attached fringe strands I4, the attachment between the fringe strands Id and base cord I3 being shown as taking the form ofthe stitches shown at I5. It is notable that each fringe strand I4 is integrally connected with another fringe strand by a bend, referred to as I6.

In assembling the fringe F with the rug R, the base cord I3 is placed in abutting engagement with the cuter peripheral edge of the turn I2, and stitched thereto by interstitching designated I'I, which may be substantially identical with the interstitching at I I, which joins the several turns of the braid I3 together` It is evident that the fringe F is susceptible of being manufactured with the base cord I3 of any diametrical dimension desired, and this invention contemplates a condition under which the diameter of the base cord I3 will be substantially equal to the thickness of the braid I0.

While the fringe F is susceptible of being manufactured on various types of textile machinery, this invention has in mind the use of the Wellknown flat knitting machine, and a method of operationv in which the Yfringe strands III are simultaneously joined to a pair of base cords I3, and the strands later divided. In actual practice, a pair of the base cords I3 are fed to a flat knitting machine 'at the same time as is the strand which is later cut up into the various pieces making up the fringe.

The strand is referred to in Figure 5 by the reference character I8. The knitting machinery is effective to cause the strand I8 to Yassume a loop formation extending between the base cords I3 with the bends I6 of the loop engaging and overlapping a portion of the respective base cords. One set of the knitting needles of the machine is now effective to stitch the bends vof the loops to the base cord by a stitching operation as is commonly carried out by this type knitting machine. After the bends of the various loops made up by the strand I8 have been stitched to the basecords I3, the strand I8 is cut along the medial line represented at I9 in Figure 5, to provide two separate fringes F. l

In the 'embodiment of the invention herein illustrated and described, the base cord I3 is shown as of a twisted construction, as the twisting operations are readily carried out in the textile art. The base cord I3 is shown as made up of three twisted yarns 20 which are in turn twisted together to make up the base cord. Obviously, the invention is not to be limited to these particular details as various modifications thereof may be modified in putting the invention into practice, Within the purview of the appended claims.

I claim:-

l. A rug comprising a main body portion formed from a braid wound about itself with the outer peripheral edge' of the said body portion defined by the outermost turn of the braid, a fringe consisting of a base cord having substantially the same diametrical dimension as the thickness of the braid making up the main body portion, and fringe strands knitted to the base cord, and means for attaching the base cord in abutting relation to the outermost turn of the braid.

2. A rug comprising a main body portion formed from a braid Wound about itself with the VHouter peripheral edge of the said body portion CLARENCE F. ARNOLD. 

